30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run

Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Lt. Carmine Izzo (center), of the Port St. Lucie Police Department, carries the torch while leading dozens of law enforcement officers along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie for the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics on Friday. Members of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie Police Departments, Probation and Parole, and the Florida Highway Patrol took part in the run from the Rivergate Plaza on Port St. Lucie Boulevard to the Eastport Plaza on U.S. 1. "This is the way that we raise awareness for Special Olympics," said St. Lucie County Sheriff's Deputy George King, Regional Director of Region 9 for the torch run. "The torch run is the largest grass roots fund raiser the Special Olympics has." The torch is carried by more than 80,000 law enforcement officers around the world in support of the Special Olympics. This year's Special Olympics will be held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex on Friday May 17th, 2013. More information on the Special Olympics including how to donate can be found online at http://www.specialolympicsflorida.org/

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.

ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Images of the 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Port St. Lucie on Friday March 12, 2013.